Chocolate Pudding Cake

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1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (3 ounces)
3/4  cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup chocolate syrup

Whipped cream, vanilla ice milk or vanilla ice cream

Heat oven to 350. Coat and 8 x 8 x 2-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cocoa and walnuts in a large bowl.  Stir in milk, butter and vanilla until blended. Scrape batter into prepared pan.

Stir together hot water and syrup in a small bowl. Pour over cake batter.

Bake in heated 350 oven 35 minutes until cake is done and pudding bubbles up on sides. Cool pudding cake in its pan on a wire rack 20 minutes. Cut into squares. Serve warm or at room temperature. Spoon extra syrup over cake and serve with whipped cream, ice cream milk or vanilla ice cream.

Note: I doubled the amount of cocoa powder for a more chocolaty cake. If not doubling, add 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips to the batter before baking.

I served it with peppermint ice cream and drizzle with more chocolate syrup for garnish.


Makes 8 servings